Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1887-10-29
SfupiEs IN HOTELS.
Queer Characters Who Pose As SHests "
Iirst- Class Now York Hotels.

Queer Characters VINO rose as "'e-' -
First Class New York Hotels.
No more remarkable and cosmopoll. |
tan types of the genus man can be
found in the world than stamps the
corridors of the New York hotels An
observing man csn lose himself in a
labyrinth of mysterious cogitations II
ten minutes if he tries to guess the
Identity and purposes OF even ten per
cent. of the men who regularly fre'
quent the popular portions OF the big
New York hotels There is vast dt-
ference between the man who is con-
Stantly seen about the corridors ana
the man who lives regularly and do
mestically at the hotel. The latter
comes uptown from business, hurlies
to his room and is invisible about the
house again until breakfast next morn
ing, except in very rare instances. vi
course there are hotel hermits, but
these men are exceptions. As rule
the regular guests are strangers to the
Office and the public part of the house.
The hotel hermit is distinct crea-
ton. have one in view now. lie has
lived for sixteen years at one OF the
most prominent Of the Broadway
hotels, and in that time it is doubtful II
he has been away from the house more
than ten consecutive hours. He is a
heavy-iawed, redfsced creature, with
sluggish eyes, ponderous belly and
lazy movements. He rises about ten
o'clock. spends half an hour over his
boots, another half hour with the
barber, and then talks to Tho
7 hall boys, telegraph clerks, bartender
and other employees of the hous'
! who will take the trouble to listen t.
him. After this he poses for half ar
: hour on particular flagstone, will
II his shoulders against certain portio
5 OF the portico If anybody happens
e he standing in that place he waits pa
tiently until he has 4 chance TO take Il
his favorite position. He has parti(
\ ular chair by a certain window in tn
l. dinng-room, and here he breakfast
l. slowly for an hour ormorc. After thu
he resumes his position in front OF II
house or if it is raining takes mp a ce
v tain fixed space on a particular benc
50 in the corridor. His life is the acme
le monotony; he naturally has fe
es friends. for he cvervcnturcs ont IN II
world and his life and talk are tireson
to contemplate and hear. 1t is impo
st sible even to get him to attend Il
III theater. He undoubtedly does pr
" cisrlv as he wishes to do and the who
id world is willing that he should deyo
H. himself to his fascinating pursuit
to hotel immoation.
m The men who constantly challen.
conjecture are the well-dres'ed, ge
ie tlcmanly-appcaring and polished M
of the world who have their mail a
n dressed to the principal ho'telric
+ q who make all their appointments the
tv and who occasionally dine in the hot
restaurants, but who never actual
live in the house. No man kno'
?" where they do live either, for their
re ings and comings are as mysterious
the much discussed merits of 90
TO Yachting breeze the day before a ra'
nc some Of these men Of the world a
lat projectors of railroads, others o'
more or less pretentious patent rigl
and some are adventures pure a
/ simple who trade upon the lesser int
igcnce of their fellows. Not inf
quently the great wheel Of tortu
ke throws one or the other to the top a
the schemer and manipulator ycst'
day is the millionaire of to-day.
BlaLey HH, in PhiiHjelPhia Press.